When you speak of heaven, let your face light up; let it be irradiated by a heavenly gleam; let your eyes shine with reflected glory. But when you speak of hell, your ordinary expression will do.

The more of heaven there is in our lives, the less of earth we shall covet.

A vigorous temper is not altogether an evil. Men who are easy as an old shoe are generally of little worth.

Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the top of a mountain. So are many things learned in adversity which the prosperous man [the man at ease] dreams not of.

Those who dive in the sea of affliction bring up rare pearls.

We should pray when we are in a praying mood, for it would be sinful to neglect so fair an opportunity. We should pray when we are not in a proper mood, for it would be dangerous to remain in so unhealthy a condition.

It is not great talents God blesses so much as likeness to Jesus.